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LAX93LA155

1993-03-19 · CHANDLER, Arizona, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport P10

Current FAA registration · N89681

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1978 · 15 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19781114
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC5F28

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE FINAL LANDING, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE FBO'S CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY BANKED TO THE LEFT, THE WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED THROUGH AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_LAX93LA155.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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